Napkin-ring.



No. 655,009. Patented my sry |900.

J. FRAME.

NAPKIN RING.

(Application med'nm. 25. woo.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED l STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB FRAME, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO MARIE L. FRAME, OF

' SAME PLACE.

.NAPKIN-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 655,Q69, dated July 31,1900. Application filed Januari] 25, 19070.A Serial N-of21`77'7. (Nomodel.)

from the collar of a person and as 'readily converted from a hook into aring adapted to receive and hold the napkin in the usual manner.

It has for its general object to provide a napkin-ring of the kindstated embodying two pivotally-connected members and a latch adapted tohold said members against casual movement when adjusted to formeitheraring or a hook and also adapted to serve as a clasp for connecting anapkin to the napkin-ring when the members of the latter are adjusted toform a hook.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood fromthe following description and claims when taken in conjunction with theannexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved device With the pivotally-connected members adjusted to form aring. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the pivotally-connected membersadjusted to form a hook. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation, withparts in` section, illustrating the manner in which the latch serves asa clasp to connect a napkin to the hook. Fig. 4 is a detail sectiontaken in the plane indicated by the broken line 4 4 of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 isa detail section taken in the plane indicated by the'broken'line 5 5 ofFig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail section taken in the plane indicated by thebroken line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, A B are the members of myimproved napkinring, whichY are preferably U-shaped and have their endslapped and pivotally connected together by rivets a, as shown, or`

5o other suitable means. The member B, which has its ends arrangedWithin those of member A, is provided adjacent to one of its ends withtwo Vapertures b c, said apertures being disposed atopposite sides ofone of the rivets or pintles a; as shown in' Figs. 1 and 2. The member Ais provided adjacent to one of its ends with an aperture d, which isarranged to coincide with the aperture b when the members A B areadjusted to form a ring and with the aperture c when the members areadjusted to form a hook. Said member'A is also provided with twooutwardly-extending ears e, which rest between ears f on a combinedlatch and clasp C and are designed to receive a pintle g on said latchand clasp, as best shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6.

The latch and clasp C is provided adjacent to one end with a teat orprojection h and is subject to the action of a spring i, which is coiledabout the pintle g and has an arm bearing against the ring member A andanother arm bearing against the latch and clasp. The said spring tendsto normally press the end of the latch and clasp bearing the teat t'toward the ring and enables said teat to en# ter the coincidentapertures of the ring members, so as to secure them against casualmovement and also enables said teat t0 bind a napkin against the outerring member, and thereby connect the napkin to the ring.

When the napkinring is to be used in the ordinary manner, the members AB are ad; j usted to the position shown in Fig. l, the teat 71, enteringthe coincident apertures d b of said members, and thereby holding themagainst casual movement with respect to each other. i

When it is desired to use the ring as a lhook to connect the napkin tothe collar of a person, the latch and clasp C is rocked to withdraw theteat h from the apertures d b and the members A B are adjusted to the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 8, after which the end of the napkin isinterposed between the teat of the latch and clasp and the mem-V ber A,and the said teat is caused to enter the coincident apertures d c of themembers and lock the same together.

It Will be appreciated from the foregoing that my improved device isreadily convertible from a ring into a hook, and vice versa, and thatwhen the device is adj usted to form a hook a napkin may be readilyconnected to and disconnected from the same. It will IOO `also beobserved that the napkin-ring is sim"i ture d adjacent to one end, andthe inner member havingian aperture b adapted to register with the4aperture d whentheinner member rests within the outer member, and

impyvh-a-nd in presence v p messes. i f u other; the outer member alsohaving an aper- M l the ainerturecjat the opposite ,sideof the ypivotal; connection with reference to aperture b, adaptedto registerwith thevv aperture d when the innerrmember is extended from the outerlmember, and a spring-pressed latch 1 mountedon the outer Inemberandhaving a teat adapted to enter the coincident apertures ofthe membersand thereby positively `lock them against casual movement with respecttoeach other, substantially as specified.

'"'T'n testimony whereof I have hereuntoset of two subscribing wit- 3oJACOB FRAME., 'v Witnesses:` ,i

AUG. l WOLHLRT,l GEORGE WELLS.

